Virat Kohli’s brother takes a dig at Sanjay Manjrekar after his sensational knock of 93 in the 1st ODI

Perhaps the greatest white-ball cricket player of all time is Virat Kohli. Due to his retirement from Tests and T20 Internationals, Kohli, who is nearing the end of his career, only participates in ODIs.

Since his undefeated fifty at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2025, he has been in incredible form. Since then, he has barely made a mistake. Kohli anchored India's chase like a pro with a magnificent 93 in the first ODI against New Zealand at home.

There were some interesting moments during the game, as well as after the game, from the commentary box, as well as on social media. After Virat Kohli scored a game-winning 93 off 91 balls in Sunday's first ODI against New Zealand in Vadodara, his brother Vikas Kohli once again took a dig at the former Indian batsman and pundit Sanjay Manjrekar, who has indirectly been targeting Kohli.

Manjrekar had already questioned Virat's choice to retire from Test cricket and continue playing ODIs, implying that it is an easier format to survive in. Vikas resorted to social media to post a comment that was interpreted as a jab at Manjrekar.

Vikas' post read: "Such an easy format isn't it...someone gave his gyaan few days back...easier said than done..."

Speaking about Kohli on January 6, Manjrekar claimed that ODI cricket was the easiest format for top-order hitters. He expressed his disappointment that Kohli chose to abandon the red-ball format in favour of continuing to play ODI cricket. Manjrekar also mentioned that batting was simpler in 50-over cricket than in Tests because of the absence of attacking fields in ODIs.

"A lot of people have asked me why I keep saying ODI cricket is easy for top-order batters. Go back a few years in Indian cricket and look at the guys who were opening for India for a long time in 50-over cricket. Those batters were middle-order batters in Test cricket. They were not very keen to open in Test cricket or bat in the top three. They were very happy to play at No. 4, 5, 6," Manjrekar had shared.

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